Nikki Glaser revealed on “The Tonight Show” that Leonardo DiCaprio sent her baskets of pasta after the 2026 Golden Globes, which DiCaprio attended as a nominee for “One Battle After Another” and Glaser hosted (her second time, and she’s already set to host for a third in 2027). Glaser’s uproarious monologue went viral for roasting DiCaprio’s history of dating women under 30, which is the only fact most people know about DiCaprio since he doesn’t disclose any information about his personal life.
“What a career Leonardo DiCaprio has had,” Glaser quipped. “Countless iconic performances, you’ve worked with every great director, you’ve won three Golden Globes and an Oscar — and the most impressive thing is you were able to accomplish all that before your girlfriend turned 30.”
Acknowledging the unoriginal punchline, Glaser added, “Leo, I’m sorry I made that joke. It is cheap. I tried not to, but, like, we don’t know anything else about you, man. There’s nothing else. Open up! I’m serious! I looked! I searched! The most in-depth interview you’ve ever given was for Teen Beat magazine in 1991. Is your favorite food still ‘Pasta, pasta and more pasta?’”
Internet sleuths were quick to locate the real Teen Beat magazine article, which included a young DiCaprio filling out a survey and raving about pasta. Glaser admitted on “The Tonight Show” that she was “struggling” to come up with a good DiCaprio joke because people have been making digs at his dating history for quite some time. She even quipped: “That joke’s been going on longer than his current girlfriend has been alive. It’s been around forever.”
“After I do it, I always send flowers to everyone that I made fun of that was a good sport about it, which was everyone, just to say thank you, because it is a part of why I’m successful at it,” Glaser explained to “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon. “The only person who sent something back to me was [Leonardo DiCaprio].”
“He sent me three baskets of pasta as a ‘thank you,’” she added. “So funny. So good. And part of me was like, ‘Does Leo want to smash?’”
Watch Glaser’s full interview on “The Tonight Show” in the video below.
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